People / Benjamin J. Ridder

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Benjamin J.
Ridder

TAX & SOCIAL SEC POLICY ADVISOHouse Committee on Ways and Means

Tax and Social Security Policy Advisor for the House Committee on Ways and Means. Career progression includes prior roles as Professional Staff Member on the Committee on Ways and Means, Staff Member on the Committee on Education & Labor, Legislative Assistant on the Committee on Education and Workforce, Staff Assistant, and Legislative Correspondent. Previous experience includes a Defense Technology Research internship at the American Foreign Policy Council.

Last year's salary

$166,155

Calendar year 2025

Career tenure

9.4y

5 roles tracked

Sponsored trips

0

$0 total

Career earnings

$829,664

Chapter I

Compensation Timeline

Summed annual salary across all tracked roles.

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Chapter II

Employment History

Roles are merged across compensation filings.

TAX & SOCIAL SEC POLICY ADVISO
House
Jan 3, 2025 to Present
PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER
House
Apr 8, 2023 to Jan 2, 2025
PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER
House
Jul 1, 2019 to Apr 7, 2023
LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT
House
Dec 2, 2017 to Jun 30, 2019
STAFF ASSISTANT
Office of Representative Bill Huizenga
forRWilliam Huizenga · Republican · Michigan 2nd District
House
Aug 8, 2016 to Dec 1, 2017

Chapter III

Earlier career

Prior roles per public sources. May overlap with employment records based on salary filings above.

Professional Staff Member
House Committee on Ways and Means
Staff Member
House Committee on Education & Labor
Legislative Assistant
House Committee on Education and Workforce
Staff Assistant
U.S. House of Representatives
Legislative Correspondent
U.S. House of Representatives
Defense Technology Research Intern
American Foreign Policy Council

Chapter IV

Sponsored Travel

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